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Toxicity of maduramicin
Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
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Correspondence to:
Dr Navneet Sharma
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India; navneet_433{at}sify.com
This report documents the first presentation of seven human cases of poisoning with a compound used in poultry feed. The clinical presentation was a toxic polyneuropathy with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. We describe the protracted clinical course of one of these victims along with a tabulated description of the clinical course and relevant laboratory investigations of the others.
Keywords: ionophor; maduramicin; acute renal failure; polyneuropathy; rhabdomyolysis
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